from WND:
Tens of thousands fleeing public institutions
Homeschooling has been on the rise in America since even before its benefits were emphasized by the government attacks on freedoms during the COVID pandemic.
Now a commentary posted at America Out Loud is blasting bureaucrats for blaming the continuing migration by students from public schools to homeschools on the homeschools themselves.
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Podcaster Dean Bowen writes there, “The Washington Post editorial board recently stated, ‘Where there’s no oversight, there’s no guarantee that children will learn skills considered foundational in public education and essential to adult life.'”
Bowen jumps in, “I strongly disagree. Many public schools are making the exact point, only in reverse. Where there is government oversight, there is no guarantee that children will learn skills considered foundational and essential to adult life. Some would say where there is government oversight, there is a guarantee that the children will not learn those skills. Parents who love their children are going to be sure their kids have the skills necessary to live a full life.”
He said those in position to make policy simply blame “other educational options” when it’s clear that crowds are fleeing public schools.
He cited the problem that has developed even in mostly traditional states like Kansas and Missouri.
“The raw numbers are a loss of 16,000 students in Missouri and 18,000 in Kansas. Those numbers are huge. If you were to drill down into the individual school districts, you would see an enrollment loss in specific schools anywhere between 20%-65%. Those numbers are unsustainable,” he said.
At the same time, “Missouri has seen a homeschool increase of 34%. The Kansas Department of Education has a department which oversees homeschool registration. Bert Moore, who runs that department, says, ‘Thousands of the state’s families decided to stick with homeschooling after getting a taste of it during the COVID pandemic.'”
There are other indicators of the situation, too.
A report from Liberty Sentinel explains how a teacher in Maine told students to write their “Declaration of Independence” from something problematic in their lives, like “parents.”
